Black pepper

(Piper nigrum L.)

Translations

• FR. Poivre noir
• SP. Pimienta negra
• DE. Schwarzer Pfeffer
• IT. Pepe nero
• NL. Zwarte peper
• IN. Merica hitam

Exporting countries and harvesting season

• Brazil: Sep-Dec
• India: Nov-Feb
• Indonesia: Aug-Okt
• Malaysia: Jul-Sep
• Sri Lanka: Okt-Feb
• Vietnam: Feb-May

Main trade varieties

Asta, Cleaned, FAQ

Container qty

20' abt. 14 mtons / 40' abt. 25 mtons

Broker's comments

Next to cleanliness, pepper is also graded into several densities or by size (bold pepper corns). Other producing countries are for instance Guatamala, Honduras, Cambodia and Myanmar.